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Had a bit of play milling up the front engine plate. There's plenty of meat left as the Oil pump, Alternator, ProCharger and routing of all the pipes has to be finalised. After that it will be milled more to lose weight. 2 x 10mm 5083 end plates where also cut and folded (heated then 20mm radius...

The movie was a bit of entertainment for sure, depicting historical accuracy it was not. 1965 Leman, Miles wasn't listening on the wireless drinking bubbles with his wife, he was partnered with McLaren and lead for a short time before the trans crapped out. I may be a little one eyed here... in...

Rest in peace Carol.. Condolences. Andrew.

Work has continued... the right radiator pod is done, I would class the chassis tub completed bar the seat back rest. The Radiators and fans are installed. The rear drag and lateral links turned up, went with 4130 1.25” bars (Neil will be happy :) Next job is to attach the motor and transaxle...

https://www.rcvperformance.com/fast-boot-for-930-cv-joint-standard-10-degrees.html Fits my 930 CV fine.. https://www.gt40s.com/threads/mclaren-m20-73.52521/page-4#lg=thread-52521&slide=4 Andrew

Always enjoy your posts Udo, superb build. If I may ask, who supplied your sway bars.

The McLaren Trust site has a couple of articles on McLaren SportsCars, Canams and M20 that are worth a read. https://bruce-mclaren.com/sports-cars/ https://bruce-mclaren.com/can-am-cars/ https://bruce-mclaren.com/mclaren-m20/ Basically 3 McLaren factory cars were made each year. Trojan then made...

I'm sure there are people on here that know.... with a team of 6 skilled people constructing and 1 person liasing with manufactures for parts and supplies, with all the right tools and equipment, working drawings, and experience of previous builds, I bet 2-3months full time would get the job done.

I have a new helper, my nephew Callum is staying for the year so has had a crash course on Riveting. He’s done well, we managed to rivet the Radiator side pod together then to the tub. Also made a Radiator support bar and bracket that doubles as the rear clip attachment point. Hopefully next...

Time for a progress report...Luckily there’s enough bits and pieces in the garage to carry on building the M20 during the lockdown. My job has me working from home so things are ok. We’re allowed out for exercise and a trip to the Supermarket, all good. The Radiator Sidepods have progressed...

Hi Udo. Yes that bar will have to have small bend to clear the starter motor on full bump. That bar will definitely be 4130. The standard block mount starter position wouldn’t work for me with the small diameter flywheel & low engine position for dry sump. It’s my second bellhousing also...

Started mocking up the rear suspension bars with 25mm conduit. Decided to go with 1/2” x 3/4” rod ends with 7075 tube. It’s a fair bit stronger than the 1/2” x 5/8” that was planned. Radiators are 2 pass, 76mm Aluminium Adrad cores(Aussie). They have been moved 75mm rearward to increase the...

Hi Andrew, I did consider that, #65 first pic shows I've doubled up on the front wall and floor with extra 2mm sheet, so its 4mm and feels solid as.. nothing worst than a spongy brake pedal.

...a little milestone. I would now class the front of the chassis done, bar the front anti rollbar. Got some feelers out now for some radiators, so should have some more replies by the end of the week. Will need to order some more sheet aluminium to complete Radiator side pods, wings and...

Thanks Michel, 90% of the rivet work was done by myself holding the bucking bar. My daughter helped out when 2 were required. I've found the rivet heads keep umarked if the blue plastic protector film is placed over the rivet head before being driven in. As for the Albins side plates being...

And to my earlier question about do I need a cam sensor as well as a 58x crank trigger wheel sensor. On a LS, 2 timing Sensors are needed as the cam sensor detects when its the compression or exhaust stroke. Yes, I’ve been reading.. Matt Cramer and Jerry Hoffman Fuel injerction book +...

MS3Pro (ECU ignition and injection system) box of bits turned up. There’s a lot to digest but it will be few months before work starts on that. Albins got the new Bellhousing completed and arrived this week. Designed in extra mounting blocks for the rear suspension towers top and bottom. Tilton...

Hi Frank, thanks for putting me onto the MS3PRO site. I’ve been doing a bit of reading and have decided to go with the MS3PRO Ultimate ECU, Mega Squirt, Dash 2 Pro etc. With the Black Friday Deals 10% off I’ve now got NZ5K more in my car fund compared to the Holley or FuelTech setups. Ok...

Russell, can I ship my car to your place, you should be done by Christmas....I’m amazed how fast you get things done and the great result. Regards Andrew.

Andrew/Terry, still up in the air between the Fuel Tech and the Holley. Once you add all the harnesses, sensors, displays, injector drivers, coils, gear controllers, Shift knob/strain sensor, traction control, they all end up being some eye watering amount. Still waiting on a few replies then...